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cooing

[koo-ing] / ˈku ɪŋ /
VERB
cry softly
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“Nah,” I thought, as I watched the cooing baby in my arms.

From Salon • Dec. 3, 2025

Usually it plays out as a cute moment, the assembled gaggle cooing awwww at the exchange as the queried party answers far more effusively than they do for their daily adult nemeses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

"You have to think a lot before having a baby," Valentina Dottor admits when we meet on Fregona's main square, her 10-month-old daughter Diletta cooing in a pushchair.

From BBC • Jul. 19, 2025

One of his favorites is the sound of cooing pigeons — pests to some, but also survivors who’ve adapted to survive on crumbs of kindness.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2025

Cinnamon wheeb until I set her next to Nutmeg on Kristi’s lap, and the squealing turns to happy-pig cooing: Nutmeg, I thought I’d never see you again!

From "Rules" by Cynthia Lord



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